Thuraiyur taluk

Thuraiyur taluk is a taluk of Tiruchirapalli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Thuraiyur. This taluk is surrounded by the Kolli Hills of Namakkal district to the west, the Pachaimalai Hills of Perambalur district to the east, Salem district in the north and Musiri taluk and Manachanallur taluk in the south.

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Thuraiyur had a population of 249,060 with 123,062 males and 125,998 females. There were 1024 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 71.42. Child population in the age group below 6 was 11,705 males and 10,708 females. Caste is not prevalent in this region, but still the castes of Radiyyar and Sozhiya vellalar control a large part of economy. Urali Gounders, Mutharaiyar, Chozhiya vellalar, Reddiyar, Nayudu, [kurumba] Udaiyar and Schedued Castes make up most of the population.

Thuraiyur taluk has a large number of Hindus, Christians and Muslims. There is a large church from the British era in the village of Kottaipalayam. There are also a few Christian educational institutions in this region. As this region is predominantly Hindu, the region it has a large number of Shiva, Murugan and Thirumal temples. Some of which date back to the Chola era. There is a famous Thirumal temple in Perumal Malai hill just near Thuraiyur. This region also has numerous temples of local deities. There are also many mosques khaji yowmiya masjid God is Love

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